I am now in the prediciment of getting as far as downloading the rpms from the installation website( a local repository I created on same switch). The installation progresses through downloading the various image / xml files etc from the server , formats and partitions the harddrive accordingly. But when it gets to downloading and installing the rpms it throws a wobbler. As per my post on forums a few hours ago [quote] ronanOZ wrote: Ok, I sort of guessed that after checking out the parameters. Now I'm one step on from that. I have set up Xserver on my win box and have pointed the installer to it and it gets as far as starting to copy the rpms down to the target machine. IE it can see and download images/stage2.img etc but it balks at the first rpm, which happens to be system-config-services... saying it ".. missing or corrupt file, or corrupt media.." The <alt>F3 debug output simply states that it fails to get http://<IP>/./Centos/system-config-services.. trying 1-10 then fails. The only thing I can think of is the permissions on the NTFS file system but if it can see the images folder contents etc how come not the CentOS subfolder. Could it be that the centos installer is looking for a folder which is case sensitive whereas NTFS isn't!? TIA Ronan[/quote] Now I have subsequently tried using a ks file and a basic core install and it performs as expected until it too gets grumpy at the same stage of the installation. I can however wget the files on the target machine from the repository using the shell provided when I <alt>F2. The Xserver httpd log files show 200 codes for the rpm downloads. Would it be possible that I have a corrupted net-install cd. I have verified that the CD and the repository are both i386/5.1 I am at a loss to explain this. Can anyone else!? TIA Ronan -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Fabian Arrotin Sent: Friday, 28 December 2007 12:18 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Net install from behind webproxy _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Australia Post is committed to providing our customers with excellent service. If we can assist you in any way please telephone 13 13 18 or visit our website. The information contained in this e-mail communication may be proprietary, confidential or legally professionally privileged. It is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. You should only read, disclose, re-transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the information if you are authorised to do so. Australia Post does not represent, warrant or guarantee the integrity of this e-mail communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus or interference. If you are not the addressee or intended recipient please notify us by replying direct to the sender and then destroy any electronic or paper copy of this message. Any views expressed in this e-mail communication are taken to be those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically attributes those views to Australia Post and is authorised to do so.